UPDATE
THE official list also excludes the death of John Stephen Smout, 49, killed when his motorcycle smashed into a car in Rawai on April 23. His death takes the known tally of British expat deaths on Phuket in the past three months to seven.
Original Report
PHUKET police have recorded the deaths of 16 expats on the island in the past three months, with six of those fatalities being British men, latest statistics show.
Once again, deaths by drowning at Karon beach appear to be absent from the list that will be presented to Phuket's envoys when honorary consuls meet with Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha on Monday.
The list, put together by the office of Phuket Police Commander Major General Pekad Tantipong, serves the purpose of dispelling myths and rumors about the ''mysterious'' deaths of expats, beloved by the misinformed and ignorant.
One valid mystery is why expats who drown at Kata or Karon are seldom on the updating list, which has been compiled since last year.
A tourist whose death on Phuket is unrecorded, Chinese Wei Fuo Thang, 32, was pulled from the water by lifeguards at Karon on May 14 and died later in Patong Hospital.
Phuket Expat Deaths Since February 16
Patrick Emilienne Belgium heart attack Thalang Hospital February 16
Riccardo Carafa Italy heart attack Patong Phuket Palace Hotel February 24
Makhail Shirokov Russia drowning Chalet longstay Chalong February 19
Dennis Joachale Michael Dahl Sweden motorcycle crash Chao Fa Road February 26
Julian Mathie Britain suicide leap Patraburi Mansion Kathu March 5
Lindberg Fjarne Sigurd Finland diabetes Patong March 1
Luciano Butti Italy murdered in shooting Pa Klok March 15
Campbell Philip Mickael Britain drowned at Expat hotel Patong March 18
Woolier Martin William Britain motorcycle crash Patong March 19
Jeffrey Stuart Buck Britain heart attack Thara Patong March 30
Stephen John Hatcher Britain heart attack at Karon March 30
Rolf Billy Nilsson Sweden motorcycle crash Rawai April 28
Goh Shing Cheong Malaysia motorcycle crash Chao Fa West Road April 28
Ms Hitomi Shibata Japan diveboat propeller in face Raya island May 4
Paul Alexander Thurlow Britain motorcycle crash beach road Patong May 12
Frank Michael Sinel German heart attack Patong May 18
The deaths to May 18 take the tally for the year so far to 23 - with Mr Wei omitted - compared with 73 official expat deaths recorded in 2010 on Phuket. Several Karon drownings of expats went unrecorded.
As usual, the vast majority of the deaths are male. The high number of British deaths in the past three months appears to be a statistical aberration.
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The list is missing another one, the englishman killed in the motorbike accident in rawai viset road in the week of april 21 (cannot recall the exact date). you have reported about it.
Posted by expat1 on May 21, 2011 19:02